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Post by seymourbarf on Nov 29, 2017 19:27:56 GMT -5
The eBay fees are ridiculous. Listing fees, final value fees. They even charge final value fees on shipping, which seems like an unfair punishment. How the hell are you supposed to make money?? [end rant]
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Post by seymourbarf on Nov 29, 2017 19:33:15 GMT -5
Also, Deckard is a human! My righteous indignation knows no limits tonight.
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 29, 2017 19:46:25 GMT -5
The eBay fees are ridiculous. Listing fees, final value fees. They even charge final value fees on shipping, which seems like an unfair punishment. How the hell are you supposed to make money?? [end rant] I’ve always calculated the following when determining eBay profits: eBay fees: 10% Paypal fees: 3% Shipping: varies Am I behind on the times with this math? I Thought I read somewhere that paypal fees are now 3.9%? Never heard of the final value fee with shipping either 😵 Thanks in advance |
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Post by bok071 on Nov 29, 2017 19:55:10 GMT -5
USA to EU sales is 3.9% Paypal fees + $0.50 for US seller The 2.9% Paypal fee within US also has $0.35 per transaction on it  |
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Post by bok071 on Nov 29, 2017 19:57:22 GMT -5
Ebay did that at one point as sellers were getting away with it as they lowered their item cost and upped their shipping cost to lower their final item fees I agree it's stupid that we pay fees on shipping should be illegal  |
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Post by seymourbarf on Nov 29, 2017 20:03:13 GMT -5
I believe the eBay fees are still 10%, but the fees apply to shipping as well. So if you aren't overcharging the buyer for shipping, you are losing money. It makes it feel like a penalty tax. It's not your (the seller's) money - it all goes to the post office. So why the hell is ebay putting its scummy mitts on it?
Maybe it's to keep the seller from artificially inflating the shipping cost and keeping the item price low in an effort to circumvent the eBay fees. But it forces the seller to either (1) overcharge the buyer to make up for it, or (2) take a loss. Either way, that's not fair
In any event, the fees make it very hard to make a profit. So it's not worth the time or energy. I'm done selling as soon as my current stock is gone.
And don't get me started on Taco Bell. I ordered a seven layer burrito and all the guacamole was in the first two bites. Spread that s**t out! Where did you even learn to make a burrito??
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Post by CollectiblesWorkshop on Nov 29, 2017 22:20:16 GMT -5
Excessive shipping charges used to be eBay's number one complaint, so their solution was to include shipping in seller fees to discourage it. Describe for us a sampling of items in your eBay store and whether you use flat or calculated shipping. Sometimes you can take steps during the listing process that encourage more sales to get better value out of eBay's fees. Experiment with venues like Bonanza and FreeWebStore to see if their lower fees warrant moving all your inventory there. Maybe eBay's simplified listing process and built-in customer base make their fees worth not spending the time and effort of doing your own marketing and webmastering. www.ecommercebytes.com/www.nchannel.com/blog/other-sites-like-ebay-alternatives/www.wheretosellonline.com/marketplace-comparisons/compare-fees-pricing/Can you get Taco Bell to put the guac in a little plastic cup instead? |
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Post by seymourbarf on Nov 29, 2017 22:52:22 GMT -5
I'm not a professional seller. I just skulk around eBay looking for underpriced buy-it-nows that I can repackage and sell at a profit. For instance, I bought a 1300 BNS card lot for $65, turned it into multiple complete sets and resold the cards in separate lots. I made a reasonable profit doing that.
So my listings are kind of random. They depend on what I'm able to buy. It's all GPKs though. And I do flat shipping. But I'm small potatoes. What I make in a month usually just covers my initial expense plus whatever I buy for my own collection.
And I should ask for guacamole on the side! I could spread it on my burrito with that plastic spork they have, show 'em how it's done.
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Post by buyatari on Dec 12, 2017 12:07:06 GMT -5
I don't know how accurate this is but this is the online calculator that I use. You can even use a reverse calculator to let you know how much you need to list an item at to give you the return you want. www.newlifeauctions.com/calc.html |
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Post by seymourbarf on Dec 12, 2017 13:42:49 GMT -5
I don't know how accurate this is but this is the online calculator that I use. You can even use a reverse calculator to let you know how much you need to list an item at to give you the return you want. www.newlifeauctions.com/calc.htmlThanks for sending this! This is cool. I just did a couple of tests on this, and it seems to accurately take into account the eBay and Paypal fees. But I'm not sure if it's factoring in shipping. At least eBay (if not Paypal as well) hits you with fees on shipping. For instance, I entered $100 in the "amount desired" field in the Reverse Calculator section. It told me I needed to sell the item for $115.15 to get $100. But that $115.15 doesn't account for shipping. It's factoring in only the 10% eBay fee and the ($0.30 + 2.9%) Paypal fee. If your shipping costs are $10, you'd have to sell the item for $126.45 including shipping ($116.45 not including shipping) to net $100. But maybe I'm not doing it right... |
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Post by tommy4ya on Dec 12, 2017 15:02:27 GMT -5
I don't know how accurate this is but this is the online calculator that I use. You can even use a reverse calculator to let you know how much you need to list an item at to give you the return you want. www.newlifeauctions.com/calc.htmlThanks for sending this! This is cool. I just did a couple of tests on this, and it seems to accurately take into account the eBay and Paypal fees. But I'm not sure if it's factoring in shipping. At least eBay (if not Paypal as well) hits you with fees on shipping. For instance, I entered $100 in the "amount desired" field in the Reverse Calculator section. It told me I needed to sell the item for $115.15 to get $100. But that $115.15 doesn't account for shipping. It's factoring in only the 10% eBay fee and the ($0.30 + 2.9%) Paypal fee. If your shipping costs are $10, you'd have to sell the item for $126.45 including shipping ($116.45 not including shipping) to net $100. But maybe I'm not doing it right... If you aren't breaking even on shipping you aren't doing it right. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Dec 12, 2017 17:33:14 GMT -5
Thanks for sending this! This is cool. I just did a couple of tests on this, and it seems to accurately take into account the eBay and Paypal fees. But I'm not sure if it's factoring in shipping. At least eBay (if not Paypal as well) hits you with fees on shipping. For instance, I entered $100 in the "amount desired" field in the Reverse Calculator section. It told me I needed to sell the item for $115.15 to get $100. But that $115.15 doesn't account for shipping. It's factoring in only the 10% eBay fee and the ($0.30 + 2.9%) Paypal fee. If your shipping costs are $10, you'd have to sell the item for $126.45 including shipping ($116.45 not including shipping) to net $100. But maybe I'm not doing it right... If you aren't breaking even on shipping you aren't doing it right. I am the king of breaking even on shipping. All the ladies tell me so. But eBay (and maybe even Paypal) is charging fees on shipping, so if your shipping costs are $10, you have to charge more than $10 to break even. And it doesn't seem like this calculator tells you how much you have to charge for shipping to break even. |
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Post by buyatari on Dec 12, 2017 21:19:26 GMT -5
If you aren't breaking even on shipping you aren't doing it right. I am the king of breaking even on shipping. All the ladies tell me so. But eBay (and maybe even Paypal) is charging fees on shipping, so if your shipping costs are $10, you have to charge more than $10 to break even. And it doesn't seem like this calculator tells you how much you have to charge for shipping to break even. I did a test run with a $0 shipping charge and then changed it $5. The ebay fees went up so it is factoring in shipping charges. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Dec 12, 2017 23:19:48 GMT -5
I am the king of breaking even on shipping. All the ladies tell me so. But eBay (and maybe even Paypal) is charging fees on shipping, so if your shipping costs are $10, you have to charge more than $10 to break even. And it doesn't seem like this calculator tells you how much you have to charge for shipping to break even. I did a test run with a $0 shipping charge and then changed it $5. The ebay fees went up so it is factoring in shipping charges. Awesome! Then I need to spend more time playing with it. Thanks for posting the link - this is a big help! |
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Post by TinyTim82 on Dec 22, 2017 1:53:23 GMT -5
I tend to do free postage now with ebay to cancel out any fees on postage. I auction the items with the postage costs included to save on any extra fees. Seems to work well in the UK plus buyers like that the final cost of what their purchasing is exactly what they see
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Post by bok071 on Dec 22, 2017 2:26:49 GMT -5
No matter how you do it, incl. shipping cost in item price or on top you'll always pay fees on it
I calculate 13.5% on top of what like to get left with for the item + shipping price and round it to nearest .95 or .00 price
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rad80s
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Post by rad80s on Jan 6, 2018 6:53:45 GMT -5
Lol no wonder why prices on eBay are so expensive now.
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Post by seymourbarf on Jan 6, 2018 10:35:34 GMT -5
Lol no wonder why prices on eBay are so expensive now. That's why I'm selling off the few things I have left and calling it a day. To overcome eBay fees I have to price the stuff so high that no one wants to pay for it. And I don't blame them! |
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Post by rad80s on Jan 12, 2018 15:30:21 GMT -5
I always wonder where these people on eBay get their stacks of gpk boxes from. I can’t find OS boxes anywhere other than eBay. Is there anywhere other than the lucky yard sale, flea market or estate sale where they can be found?
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Post by seymourbarf on Jan 12, 2018 16:33:14 GMT -5
I always wonder where these people on eBay get their stacks of gpk boxes from. I can’t find OS boxes anywhere other than eBay. Is there anywhere other than the lucky yard sale, flea market or estate sale where they can be found? Everything I've sold I originally purchased on eBay. Whatever I didn't need after putting together my collections, or things I got cheap that I thought I could make a profit on. But I think other people must be getting their boxes and cases from old drug store inventory sales or from abandoned subterranean GPK mines. |
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Post by GPK OG on Jan 23, 2018 20:43:33 GMT -5
3 taco supremes with fire sauce please actually make it 4  |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jan 23, 2018 21:23:02 GMT -5
3 taco supremes with fire sauce please actually make it 4 That fire sauce is good! |
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